A message from President Charles Karr.

2025 Employee Spotlights

We are excited to announce a new Employee Spotlight Program! We will highlight the achievements and recognize efforts & accomplishments of select UAH employees who have reached 30+ years of service with The University of Alabama Huntsville every quarter.

It is an honor to spotlight two of our outstanding colleagues whose exceptional contributions have truly made a difference within our university. We are thrilled to recognize the remarkable achievements they have made over the course of their prestigious careers. Their hard work and commitment have not only elevated their own performance but have also positively impacted our entire campus and community. We hope that by watching these videos, it will help ignite in you the same level of passion for education, research, and innovation that is so crucial for the university’s future growth and success. Please join us in thanking and celebrating Dr. Gary Maddux!

Dr. Gary Maddux: Spotlight Video

Service Awards

It is the policy of The University of Alabama in Huntsville to recognize the contributions of long-term faculty and staff members through the Employee Recognition Program. Each year the University recognizes faculty and staff who have completed key service milestones of five years of full-time regular service and for each five years thereafter (10, 15, 20, 25 etc.).

2025 Service Award Recipients by Year
2025 Service Award Recipients by Department

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Foundation Staff Awards

The University of Alabama in Huntsville, through the UAH Foundation, recognizes four staff employees who by action or idea make exceptional contributions to The University's mission to:

  • Support the goals for excellence in teaching, research, health care and community service;
  • Promote a high level of morale or exemplary service to students, faculty and co-workers; or,
  • Demonstrate performance above and beyond the requirements of their positions.

The staff award categories are: 

  • Staff Excellence (two awards:  one non-exempt and one exempt employee)
  • Facilities Excellence 
  • Leadership 

The recipients of these prestigious awards will be presented with a Certificate of Appreciation and a check for $1,000.

2025 Staff Award Nominations

Nominations are open for the 2025 UAH Foundation Staff Awards.  Nominations may be submitted by faculty and staff.  As part of the nomination process, a statement of key reasons for each nominee is required.   

Nomination Form I Statement of Key Reasons  Eligibility and Guidelines

Nominations deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 28th, 2025.

Contact HR! 

256.824.6640 |  staffawards@uah.edu

Staff Award recipients from the last three award years are not eligible for nomination.  Their names are listed below for your information: 

202220232024
Candi DeBardelaben Andres Maldonado Jeremy Mitchell
Pamela Redding Rui Guo Amber Adcock
Teresa Shurtz Lara Holladay Rae Gill
Wendy Worlund Liz Redding Drew Yarbrough

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